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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (HH633S)

This 5-day hands-on training course explores

installation, configuration, and management of
VMware® vSphere™, which consists of VMware
ESX™/ESXi and VMware vCenter™ Server. The
course is based on ESX/ESXi 4 and vCenter Server
4. Upon completion of this course, you can take the
examination to qualify as a VMware Certified
Professional. Students who complete this course
may enroll in any of several more-advanced
vSphere courses.

Audience
Course title: VMware vSphere: Install, Configure,
System administrators, systems engineers, and operators
Manage
responsible for ESXi, ESX, and vCenter Server
HP product number: HH633S
Prerequisites
System administration experience on Microsoft Category/Subcategory: VMware
Windows or Linux operating systems. Course length: 5 days

Course objective Level: Intermediate

At the end of the course, you should gain an
understanding of the functionality in VMware vSphere 4
and be able to:
• Install and configure ESX or ESXi
• Install and configure vCenter Server components
• Configure and manage ESX/ESXi networking and
storage using vCenter Server
• Deploy, manage, and migrate virtual machines
• Manage user access to the VMware infrastructure
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
• Increase scalability using vCenter Server
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
• Apply ESX/ESXi patches using VMware vCenter
Update Manager
Delivery language: English
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• Manage higher availability and data protection
using vCenter Server
Best practices and lab exercises are interspersed
throughout the course.

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Detailed course outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Introduction to VMware Virtualization
• Introduce virtualization, the cloud, and
vSphere components
Module 3: Configuring ESX/ESXi
• Introduce the architecture of ESX and ESXi
• Manually configure ESX/ESXi
Module 4: VMware vCenter Server
•
Install and configure vCenter Server
components
•
Manage vCenter Server inventory objects
Module 5: vNetwork Standard Switches
• •
Create, configure, and manage vNetwork
standard switches, network connections, and
port groups
Module 6: Storage
• Configure ESX/ESXi with iSCSI, NFS, and
Fibre Channel storage
• Create and manage vSphere datastores
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Module 7: Virtual Machines
• Deploy virtual machines using the Create
New Virtual Machine wizard, templates,
cloning, and VMware vCenter Converter
• Modify and manage virtual machines
• Perform Storage vMotion migrations
Module 8: Access Control
• Control user access through roles and
permissions
Module 9: Resource Monitoring
• Control virtual machine access to CPU,
memory, and I/O resources
• Monitor resource usage using vCenter Server
performance graphs and alarms
Module 10: Data Protection
• Back up and recover virtual machines using
VMware Data Recovery
Module 11: Scalability
• Manage multiple vCenter Server inventories
using VMware vCenter Linked Mode
• Manage ESX/ESXi configuration compliance
using Host Profiles
• Create, configure, and manage vNetwork
distributed switches, network connections,
and port groups
• Perform VMware vMotion™ migrations
Configure and manage a VMware Distributed
Resource Scheduler cluster
• Configure and manage VMware Distributed
Power Management
Module 12: Patch Management
• Manage patching and patch compliance
using vCenter Update Manager
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 Module 13: High Availability and Fault Tolerance
• Configure and manage a VMware High
Availability cluster
• Configure fault-tolerant virtual machines using
VMware Fault Tolerance

Module 14: Installing VMware ESX and ESXi

• Introduce ESX and ESXi Installable installation

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